Lango Leaders Endorse Muhoozi For 2031 Presidency

What the report says

Several leaders from Uganda’s Lango sub-region have publicly backed Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, as their preferred candidate for the 2031 presidential election. Dokolo Post reported that the endorsement was made on Sunday, October 4, at Mayor’s Garden in Lira City during a Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) mobilisation event that drew NRM legislators from Lango and leaders from other regions.

According to the article, Kasambya County MP Daudi Kabanda said the growing support for Muhoozi in Lango showed that people were choosing him voluntarily. He also said Muhoozi had instructed him to announce an intention to run in 2031, with President Yoweri Museveni’s approval. Kabanda pointed to earlier expressions of support from groups in Erute North and Erute South, Lira University, and members of a UPC-linked progressive movement as signs that the campaign was expanding.

The report said PLU’s Lango coordinator, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, argued that the sub-region believed Muhoozi had the ability to lead the country. Other local figures, including Minister Sam Engola and Dokolo North MP Joseph Jones Ogwal, also voiced support, with Ogwal linking his endorsement to what he described as improved security in northern Uganda after years of conflict and cattle-raiding.

The gathering also reflected broader political positioning ahead of future elections, with speakers urging more people to join PLU and work through the ruling NRM. As presented by Dokolo Post, the event highlighted efforts to build regional support for Muhoozi while framing PLU as a mobilisation platform rather than a political party.